Day 34 of My Imprisonment

The days move inexorably along. Only 4 weeks and 4 more days to go until the bandages come off. I don't look at them much. Usually they stay wrapped up in tape and a tensor bandage covered by an old sock. The wrappings are looking a bit ragged and it's itchy underneath sometimes, but things are progressing well, I think. It certainly feels fine.

Last night I was sitting around wiggling my toes and noticed that when I tensed the muscles that would normally move my toe, all I felt was resistance. There is a screw in the joint, but I'm hoping that there is bone growing there.

I've discovered that I can ride my bike and so I've been out for a few rides in the area. Fortunately our roads are clear and dry near home so biking is a possibility. I don't think I'd want to try it with snowy or icy roads.

One minor inconvenience is not being able to get the foot and bandages wet. I'm sure I'm waterproof again, but the instructions were to keep it dry. Showers are out. I'm not sure if even a plastic bag with duct tape around my leg would keep the water out. Keeping one leg up on the side of the bathtub has worked OK so far. I wonder how someone with a broken leg and a big cast manages?

Walking isn't too bad but it's still slow and too much wandering around makes that leg quite tired just because of the way I hold my foot. I managed to limp my way around the grocery store yesterday as well as the mall in Nelson. Sitting in the rocking chair with one of the twins works well. I think I'm gaining a bit of weight since my activity level has declined byt my enjoyment of food has not.

Only 32 more days. It's over the half-way mark.